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Bucs should hold on to beat Washington

September 7, 2024 general

Saturday, 3 a.m. Maybe you remember their old nickname. Maybe you remember their old owner. Or their old coach. Or their old quarterback. Well, the Washington Commanders are starting over. Sunday, that gets in the way of the Tampa Bay Bucs, who once again try to disprove skeptics and show they can Content beyond this […]

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Home run balls doom Bradley, Rays

September 6, 2024 general

‘ Friday, 4 a.m. Remember when he was good? Remember back in July, when Taj Bradley was the AL pitcher of the month. He was dominant then, an emerging star. And quick as that, it was gone. Often, gone over the fence. Bradley, 23, suffered his sixth straight defeat Friday, giving up two more home […]

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8-run inning leads Rays to victory

September 5, 2024 general

Thursday, 4 a.m. For one at-bat, for three outs, they were a juggernaut. For one trip through the lineup, for one brief assault, they were a power. For the Tampa Bay Rays, one at-bat was enough. The Rays scored eight times, the most of any half-inning this season, to power their way to a 9-4 […]

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Rookie Driscoll leads Rays to victory

September 4, 2024 general

Wednesday, 4 a.m. He just got here. Maybe Logan Driscoll didn’t know he was supposed to shrink with a runner in scoring position. Driscoll, a 25-year-old rookie, singled in the winning run in the Rays’ 3-1 victory over the Minnesota Twins Tuesday night. Oh, for the rest of the Rays, it was business as usual. […]

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Rays fall three games under .500

September 3, 2024 general

Tuesday, 4 a.m. Maybe you’ve heard this one before. After all, the story of the 2024 Tampa Bay Rays starts with a runner stranded in scoring position. Once again, the Rays continued to freeze up with a chance of scoring in a 5-4 loss to the Minnesota Twins. The Rays, 28th in the majors with […]

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Walks doom Rays in another series loss

September 2, 2024 general

Monday, 4 a.m. Yeah, that’s the Tampa Bay Rays you know. A day after their offense flexed its muscles, the Rays returned to what they have shown too many times this season. The Rays managed just four hits in a 4-3 loss to the San Diego Padres. The Rays have now lost three consecutive series […]

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Rays’ offense erupts in win over Padres

September 1, 2024 general

Sunday, 4 a.m. It doesn’t happen often enough. Certainly, you can’t count on it. But every now and then, the offense of the Tampa Bay Rays shows up. The Rays, who have struggled at the plate for most of the season, scored 11 runs and banged out 13 hits  in an 11-4 victory over the […]

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USF wins big in season opener

September 1, 2024 general

Sunday, 3 a.m. They scored 48 points. They had 403 yards of Toal offense. They held their opponent to 48 yards rushing. Yeah, you say. But they were playing Bethune-Cookman. They won their firsrt season opener in four years. They controlled the lines of scrimage. Zyjru epm by 45 points. Yeah, you repast. But they […]

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Padres jump on Rays quickly and coast

August 31, 2024 general

Saturday, 4 a.m. If a team is going to be disappointing, it might as well get it out of the way. The Tampa Bay Rays got off to a horrid start Friday night, and it didn’t get much better. The San Diego Padres scored three times in the first inning and four in the second […]

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USF should win its opener easily

August 30, 2024 general

For most teams, a 6-6 regular season wouldn’t be a cause for confetti. For most teams, a trip to the Boca Raton Bowl wouldn’t be a cause for applause. Ah, but when you are the USF Bulls, and you have won all of four games in the pervious three seasons (and eight in the previous […]

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